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STATE SHOTS Affiliated with the NRA and CMP www.ncrpa.org Vol. 40, No. 1 Spring, 2012 The President’s Column by David McFarling As I write this in mid-January In November of this year we will elect a president. 2012, I can’t help but think how If president Obama is re-elected it will be the de facto lucky the American gun owner has acceptance of Socialism in America. The media tells been for the last 3 years. In January us that Mitt Romney is too progressive to be a good of 2009 I was sure that with the change of presidential president. Ron Paul is too radical. Newt Gingrich has administrations we were sure to have an uphill fight to too much baggage to be elected. Rick Santorum isn’t maintain our Second Amendment rights. Thankfully well enough known. I can’t tell you who to vote for. I I was wrong. The healthcare debate and the countries think all the Republican candidates have their good and financial woes kept the liberal/progressive/socialist bad points. What I can tell you is that president Obama powers that be in Washington occupied with other and all his posse in Washington have a fundamental things besides Draconian gun control, but I am afraid hate for the American peoples right to keep and bare that the fight has simply been delayed. arms, and the scary part is that they have given no America has indication whatsoever of any willingness to back off entered another their desire to disarm us. IN THIS ISSUE: election year and I My feeling is that the founding fathers gave us Presidents Column Page 1 think it is the most the inalienable right to won firearms in the Second crucial election in our Amendment to the Constitution as a last ditch way to Legislative Report countries history. At defend all our other rights and freedoms. If we sit fat Special Thanks Page 2 stake are not only our and happy on our butts and let this election signal our gun rights, but very willingness to accept Socialist ideals as the operating Dear Franny Page 3-4 possibly our entire framework for our country we are lost. Tournaments Page 5 way of life. President My America is the last country in the civilized Obama and his pals world to allow the free and open ownership of firearms. Website Notes Page 6 Nancy Pelosi, Harry I ask you to look at al the candidates and pick the one Reed, Chuck Schumer, who’s views come closest to yours and donate to and Junion Marksmanship etc. have shown an Support Group Page 7 work for his or her election. When all the primary amazing resolve to election smoke clears and we have one presidential Gun Clubs Page 8-9 shove their Socialist (I candidate whom ever it is and work hard to get that can’t think of a better person elected. If we allow the Socialists to remain in NCRPA Contacts Page 10 description) ideal power in Washington I fear that so much damage will down our throats with be done to our American system that the result may be NSSC/NCRPA no regard as to whether Schedule Page 11 irreversible by 2016 when we get the next chance. we like it or not. NCRPA Vol. 41 - No.1 Spring - Page 1 NCRPA Legislative Report What was that Masked Amendment? Here is the heart of the uproar: Offical Publication of the Section 1031 in both the Senate North Carolina It has been the policy of the NCRPA Legislative Committee and the House bills seemed, on the Rifle & Pistol to refrain from speculation on surface, to give some protection Association legislation while the issues are still to U.S. Citizens, reading: “The www.ncrpa.org in the clutches of local, state, or requirement to detain a person in P.O. Box 4116 national legislators, and professional military custody under this section Pinehurst, NC 28374 lobbyists. Legislation already passed does not extend to citizens of the is fair game. United States.” This protection, if it David McFarling, President is a protection, is also extended to It is with some awe that we Nick Hopman, Editor lawful resident aliens. note the uproar surrounding the [email protected] U.S. Congressional Conference The lawmakers seem to have Affiliated with the NRA & CMP Committee release of the National hit a catch 22: they need an Defense Appropriations Act for “armed conflict” nexus to justify Published Quarterly: 2012, a reconciliation of H.R. 1540 the suspension of due process February, May, August, Octover (passed the House of Representative in detainment of belligerents to be managed under laws of war, Deadline for submissions is the May 26, with 322-96 recorded vote but if faced with many domestic first day of the month prior to Roll #375) and S. 1867 (passed belligerents where detainment in the publication date. the Senate 93-7 recorded vote #218 on December 1, 2011). The military custody is required, they Newsletter Label reconciliation H. Rept. 112-329 was will run out of military resources, filed December 12, 2011. both secure space and security The following is an explanation personnel. Thus it is necessary to of your State Shots mailing label. The uproar is over the extent blur the sharp line drawn by the to which the principles of habeas doctrine of posse comitatus. Type Membership corpus and posse comitatus are Habeas corpus -- a doctrine with Membership Exp. Date suspended in the United States, and whether it is the Congress or the roots in common law more ancient R 1/31/11 Executive which presides over the than The Magna Carta of 1215 -- is Member Name activities which take place following a guarantee against imprisonment Address the suspensions. at the whim of government officials. City, State, Zip Habeas corpus is the right to a H.R. 1540 Section 1034 as it court order which requires the TYPE MEMBERSHIP passed the House in May “affirms imprisoning authorities to produce EXP Expired that the United States is in an armed the living body of the imprisoned R Regular Resident conflict with al Qaeda, the Taliban, NR Regular Nonresident individual and to state the charges TR Temp Regular Membership and associated forces, and that the for which the imprisoned person is J Junior Resident President is authorized to detain being held. NJ Junior Nonresident unprivileged enemy belligerents in L Life Membership connection with such conflict until When armed military and armed TL Temporary Life police personnel lawfully perform CORP Corporate Membership the termination of hostilities.” This CLB Club Membership affirmation does not appear to be parallel and interchangeable COM Commercial Membership duplicated in S. 1867, although a enforcement duties and when NRASA NRA State Association unlimited detentions are lawfully LEG Legislator war footing or at least a state of national emergency is necessary in allowed, following detainments EXPIRATION DATE the justification of the suspension with no charges being brought, 1/31/11 Expiration Date L-144 Life Member Number of any constitutionally protected rights. Continued on Page 5 NCRPA Vol. 41 - No.1 Spring - Page 2 Dear Franny: Can I carry a shotgun for self defense in my car? The questions come from the email addressed to And then there are the police. Police practice varies the NCRPA website, ncrpa.org. from department to department but you’ve seen enough TV to know that Hollywood police are shocked every A young man somewhere between 18 and 21 time they even see as much as a glint of a gun. If you are writes, “I was recently robbed by someone with a eighteen, you can own and transport a shotgun or rifle on gun. Now I want to carry a shotgun for protection. your own, but that doesn’t mean that having a long gun in I am aware of the laws about being 21 to carry a your possession won’t complicate any encounter you might handgun. That is why I want to carry a shotgun. have with the police. But the laws about carrying a shotgun are unclear to me. Am I able to legally carry an unloaded broken And from the police point of view, anyone “carrying” a down shotgun in the passenger seat of my car in shotgun for self defense in their car is suspect. They don’t plain view while driving? Also what are the laws care that you are trying to stay legal, they just think that if on carrying the gun from my car to my apartment you’re expecting that much trouble you should be leading a complex?” different life. The questions he asked weren’t really gun The police will almost always assume that a man questions, they were questions about the legalities between the ages of 18 and 21 with a shotgun who is not of using firearms for self-defense. After explaining on his way to the range or the dove field is a young thug or that I’m not a lawyer so nothing I write should wanna be thug and when you claim “self defense” purposes, be taken as legal advice, and assuring the young they will assume anything you are expecting is gang related man that he was going to have to evaluate his own and you’ve got some part in some gang. situation and make his own decisions, this is, in part, what I wrote. Grim, huh? First of all, make sure your shotgun is of legal I have to admit that when I visit my people in the length.